Charlene Lind was born on December 6, 1932, in Murray, Utah. Her parents were Leslie Lind and Elizabeth Whitmore. Leslie served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaii and later served with Elizabeth in both Australia and New Zealand. Charlene’s mother began the first 4-H club in Midvale, Utah, so that Charlene could be involved with the organization. Charlene was awarded a trip to the National 4-H Congress in Chicago, Illinois, in 1949. After graduating from Jordan High School, she attended Utah State University, where she graduated in 1955. Charlene worked as a Home Demonstration Agent by the Utah State Extension Service for two years before serving a mission in Western Samoa. Following her mission, she studied in Washington, D.C. under a National 4-H Fellowship and then received a master's degree in adult education from the University of Maryland. Charlene worked in Oregon as a 4-H Club Agent for four years before accepting an offer to become faculty of the Clothing and Textiles Department at Brigham Young University in 1964. She took leave to complete a PhD at the University of Wisconsin, then returned to BYU where she became department chair for eight years. Charlene retired from BYU after 25 years. Charlene died December 9, 2022, in Orem, Utah.